A villager complained that he was having a headache, and so he asked his friend, "What should I do?"
His friend told him, "Just drink some alcohol."
He was surprised. He said, "If I drink alcohol, my headache will go?"
His friend said, "Why will it not go? My land went, my job went, and my wife's jewelry has also gone. Everything has gone with alcohol, a headache is no big deal!"
There is a saying in Sanskrit,
It means, an intelligent person spends his time in knowledge, music, literature, science and in bringing people together. But the foolish always enjoy spending their time indulging in vyasanam, addictions, altercations and fights.
[Excerpt from Overcoming Addiction & Drug Abuse. Discourse: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]
His friend told him, "Just drink some alcohol."
He was surprised. He said, "If I drink alcohol, my headache will go?"
His friend said, "Why will it not go? My land went, my job went, and my wife's jewelry has also gone. Everything has gone with alcohol, a headache is no big deal!"
There is a saying in Sanskrit,
"Kavya shastra vinodena kalo gacchati dheematam."
It means, an intelligent person spends his time in knowledge, music, literature, science and in bringing people together. But the foolish always enjoy spending their time indulging in vyasanam, addictions, altercations and fights.
[Excerpt from Overcoming Addiction & Drug Abuse. Discourse: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]
